Check out NationalREAI. com, MeetUp.com, local landlord association meetings, anything you can attend locally will teach you more than anything you can buy from a national guru who knows nothing about you or your local market.And BiggerPockets is always here for you!

That clause generally applies more for those in the National Guard or Reserve who are activated for a long period of time (thus may have to take a leave of absence from a high paying job). 

The less pressure with CAM per sq ft above  base rent especially for mom and pop to regional tenants versus national the better.

Is anyone familiar with him and his company National Wealth Club?

If market research indicates a particular area is losing jobs faster than the national average, has a low population rate to begin with, and has a higher proportion of owners to renters, along with other indicators of potential issues, then I may be able to reasonably assume that it will be more difficult to find good tenants, more difficult to charge market rents, etc.

It has nothing to do with being licensed in most states.If you are talking about getting licensed then generally the classroom tests and then you go take the bigger test for the state that covers state and national questions.

I am pretty sure there are some foreign national investors doing real estate business in the U.S. while living overseas.

With the right mentoring program, right mindset, and commitment it will shortcut your learning and potentially connect you with other like minded individuals locally and nationally. 

We got a message from our national manager yesterday recommending that we no longer advertise, buy leads, or support Zillow in any way.

Being an investor in several different states, I prefer a national lender so I can always go to one lender to fund all of my deals, no matter where it is.